Tape-needle.



J. &. H. N. BROWN.

TAPE NEEDLE.

(Application filed July 8, 1901.)

(No Model.)

Patented Mar. l8, I902.

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UNTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BROXVN AND HARRY NElVMAN BROWN, OF PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND.

TAPE-NEEDLE.

SPEGLFZCCATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 695,788, dated March 18, 1902.

Application filed July 8,1901. Serial'No. 67,462. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN BROWN, of 22 Lincoln road, and HARRY NEWMAN BROWN, of 285 Cromwell road, Peterborough, England, subjects of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, haveinvented an Improved Device for Use in Making Cloth Hearth-Rugs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device to be used in making cloth hearth-rugs and provides a means by which they may be made in an expeditious and effective manner.

The device consists of a needle carried by a suitable handle, the body of the needle being of channeled form in cross-section and having pivoted to it an arm provided with a strong spring, the front end of which arm is adapted to press against the needle in front of the pivot lying in a recessed part, so that the top of the spring-arm when closed is flush with the front end of the needle. In this position the needle, the end of which is sharply pointed, is pushed through the ground material of the rug. The spring-arm is then pressed down to open the front end and a piece of cloth is inserted, being gripped by the arm and drawn back through the ground material. The cloth is then released by opening the arm and withdrawing the needle, leaving the cloth in the proper position.

In order that this invention may be more.

readily understood, reference is had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure l is a side view of our improved device or needle; and Fig. 2 is a cross-section to a larger scale on the line a; y, Fig. 1.

A is the needle, having the pointed end a,

the rear part of which formsashoulder. The body of the needle is formed by the channeled part ct, secured in the handle B. At about the middle of the channeled part the gripping-arm 0, provided with the spring 0, is pivoted, and when closed the front end of this gripping-arm lies immediately behind the shoulder formed by the part a. The gripping end of the arm is of peculiar shape in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 2, the edges of the arm lying upon the upper edges of the channeled part a, while the central rib 0 projects into the channel. This arrangement provides a good grip for the material. The position of the arm when opened by pressing upon the rear end with the thumb is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and it will be seen that the front end of the arm is raised clear of the needle, allowing the cloth to be inserted or to be released after it has been drawn through.

What We claim as our invention, and desire -to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved device for use in making cloth hearth-rugs, consisting of aneedle A, having the pivoted end a and the channeled part a, the handle B, the gripping-arm 0 having the rib c and the spring 0, substantially as herein described and shown.

In witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands, in the presence of two witnesses, this 8th day of May, 1901.

JOHN BROWN. HARRY NEWMAN BROWN. Witnesses: V

ARTHUR HILL, HORACE TOM PHILLIPS. 

